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My Favorite Year poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 69.5 / 100
1982·Comedy / Drama·1h 32m

MY FAVORITE YEAR

“The year the dreams came true.”

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.

Above the Line
Richard Benjamin·DirectorNorman Steinberg·ScreenplayDennis Palumbo·ScreenplayGerald Hirschfeld·Director of PhotographyRalph Burns·Original Music ComposerRichard Chew·Editor
Cast
Peter O'Toole·Alan SwannMark Linn-Baker·Benjy StoneJessica Harper·K.C. DowningJoseph Bologna·King KaiserBill Macy·Sy BensonLainie Kazan·Belle CarrocaAnne DeSalvo·Alice MillerBasil Hoffman·Herb LeeLou Jacobi·Uncle MortyAdolph Green·Leo Silver
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Richard Benjamin·DirectorMarie Kenney·Script SupervisorDuncan Henderson·Second Assistant DirectorWilliam S. Beasley·First Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Norman Steinberg·ScreenplayDennis Palumbo·StoryDennis Palumbo·Screenplay
Camera· 5
Gerald Hirschfeld·Director of PhotographyDonald E. Thorin Jr.·Second Assistant CameraRichard Edesa·Camera OperatorMarc Hirschfeld·First Assistant CameraLen Hekel·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Richard Chew·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Ralph Burns·Original Music ComposerHarry V. Lojewski·Music SupervisorSteve Maslow·Sound Re-Recording MixerBill Varney·Sound Re-Recording MixerRobert Grieve·Supervising Sound EditorJeff Carson·Music Editor
Art & Design· 5
Charles Rosen·Production DesignMay Routh·Costume DesignGregory Pickrell·Set DesignerKandy Stern·Set DesignerMichael J. Smith·Construction Coordinator
Production· 5
Joel Chernoff·ProducerMichael Gruskoff·ProducerArt Levinson·Unit Production ManagerEllen Chenoweth·CastingLois Planco·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Victor Paul·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
69.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
97%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$20M
ROI 155%
Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind My Favorite Year's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0066CC
#FF3300
#F0E6C6
Mood
Comedic, Energetic, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features two men in mid-air, falling against a large red circle set against a blue sky. The man on top wears a black tuxedo and holds a thin white st”

comedydrama
Key Elements
White StickRibbonsShoe
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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